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From The Ground Up Stories From The Men And Women Who Built Serviced And Flew Aircraft In Wwii
From The Ground Up Stories From The Men And Women Who Built Serviced And Flew Aircraft In Wwii
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Description: Fascinating this collection illuminates corners of the wartime world it provides a valuable and often entertaining window Guardian The horrors have not been suppressed. Everyone who speaks was very young then. You sense their wonder that they did the things they recall Independent ON Sunday When we remember the Second World War in the air we think of fighter pilots and bomber crews. But what was it like for the men and women working as ground crew and in the aircraft factories who also played a crucial role in defeating Hitler? What was it like making history? What sense did these individuals have of what they were doing either at the time or later? Did they feel they were caught up in the tide of great events? Or were they simply doing their demanding and often dangerous duty? Originally published as ACES ERKS AND Backroom BOYS
Title: From The Ground Up Stories From The Men And Women Who Built Serviced And Flew Aircraft In Wwii
Author(s): Smithies Edward
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Barcode: 9781474625074
Pages: 352 Pages, 30
Publication Date: 6/14/2022
Series: W&N Military
Category: Air Forces & Warfare
Description: Fascinating this collection illuminates corners of the wartime world it provides a valuable and often entertaining window Guardian The horrors have not been suppressed. Everyone who speaks was very young then. You sense their wonder that they did the things they recall Independent ON Sunday When we remember the Second World War in the air we think of fighter pilots and bomber crews. But what was it like for the men and women working as ground crew and in the aircraft factories who also played a crucial role in defeating Hitler? What was it like making history? What sense did these individuals have of what they were doing either at the time or later? Did they feel they were caught up in the tide of great events? Or were they simply doing their demanding and often dangerous duty? Originally published as ACES ERKS AND Backroom BOYS
Title: From The Ground Up Stories From The Men And Women Who Built Serviced And Flew Aircraft In Wwii
Author(s): Smithies Edward
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Barcode: 9781474625074
Pages: 352 Pages, 30
Publication Date: 6/14/2022
Series: W&N Military
Category: Air Forces & Warfare